GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria and Crimea

Re:GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria ... by not_a_cop75 on Monday July 29, 2019 @09:03AM (#20554152)

Yeah, it's totally abhorrent that the US blocks people that would prefer they get wiped off the face of the earth. How dare they!!!

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Re:GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria ... by alt_f4 on Monday July 29, 2019 @09:06AM (#20554173)

Have you considered that regular people that live under an oppressive totalitarian government have no control over said government and are actually just victims?

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Re:GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria ... by not_a_cop75 on Monday July 29, 2019 @09:19AM (#20554288)

Have you ever lived in the US?

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Re:GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria ... by syndacks on Monday July 29, 2019 @09:06AM (#20554170)

Your sentence uses "they" ambiguously, FYI. Two very different interpretations possible.

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